diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ee26e3b..feb92f8 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ node_modules
 
 npm-debug.log
 tests/clamscan-log
-tests/infected/*
-tests/bad_scan_dir/*
+tests/infected
+tests/bad_scan_dir
+tests/mixed_scan_dir
 tests/good_files_list_tmp.txt
 tests/output
 
diff --git a/lib/getFiles.js b/lib/getFiles.js
index 9001008..1cfde7a 100644
--- a/lib/getFiles.js
+++ b/lib/getFiles.js
@@ -3,13 +3,28 @@
 const { resolve } = require('path');
 const { readdir } = require('fs').promises;
 
-const getFiles = async (dir) => {
-    const dirents = await readdir(dir, { withFileTypes: true });
-    const files = await Promise.all(dirents.map((dirent) => {
-        const res = resolve(dir, dirent.name);
-        return dirent.isDirectory() ? getFiles(res) : res;
+/**
+ * Gets a listing of all files (no directories) within a given path.
+ * By default, it will retrieve files recursively.
+ *
+ * @param {string} dir - The directory to get all files of
+ * @param {boolean} [recursive=true] - If true (default), get all files recursively; False: only get files directly in path
+ * @returns {Array} - List of all requested path files
+ */
+const getFiles = async (dir, recursive = true) => {
+    const items = await readdir(dir, { withFileTypes: true });
+    const files = await Promise.all(items.map((item) => {
+        const res = resolve(dir, item.name);
+        if (!recursive) {
+            if (!item.isDirectory()) return res;
+            return new Promise((resolve) => resolve(null));
+        }
+        return item.isDirectory() ? getFiles(res) : res;
     }));
-    return files.flat();
+    return files.filter(Boolean).flat();
+
+    // @todo change to this when package required Node 20+
+    // const files = await fs.readdir(dir, { recursive: true });
 }
 
 module.exports = getFiles;
diff --git a/tests/index.js b/tests/index.js
index b7ca952..88ba8d7 100755
--- a/tests/index.js
+++ b/tests/index.js
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ describe('isInfected', () => {
 
         it('should be okay when scanning a file with consecutive (or any) spaces in it while doing a local scan', async () => {
             // Make sure we're forced to scan locally
-            clamscan = await resetClam({ clamdscan: { host: null, port: null, socket: null, localFallback: true }, debugMode: true, quarantineInfected: false });
+            clamscan = await resetClam({ clamdscan: { host: null, port: null, socket: null, localFallback: true }, debugMode: false, quarantineInfected: false });
 
             // Write virus file with spaces in its name
             eicarGen.writeFileSpaced();
@@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@ describe('scanFiles', () => {
     describe('edge cases', () => {
         it('should be fine when one of the filenames has consecutive spaces in it when locally scanning', async () => {
             // Make sure we're forced to scan locally
-            clamscan = await resetClam({ clamdscan: { host: null, port: null, socket: null, localFallback: true }, debugMode: true, quarantineInfected: false });
+            clamscan = await resetClam({ clamdscan: { host: null, port: null, socket: null, localFallback: true }, debugMode: false, quarantineInfected: false });
 
             eicarGen.writeFile();
             eicarGen.writeFileSpaced();
@@ -1255,8 +1255,10 @@ describe('scanDir', () => {
     });
 
     it('should supply badFiles array with scanned path when directory has infected files', (done) => {
+        clamscan.settings.scanRecursively = true;
         eicarGen.writeFile();
         clamscan.scanDir(badScanDir, (err, goodFiles, badFiles) => {
+            // if (err) console.error(err);
             check(done, () => {
                 expect(err).to.not.be.instanceof(Error);
                 expect(badFiles).to.be.an('array');
@@ -1333,7 +1335,7 @@ describe('scanDir', () => {
     describe('edge cases', () => {
         it('should work when falling back to local scan and there is a file with consecutive spaces in it', async () => {
             // Make sure we're forced to scan locally
-            clamscan = await resetClam({ clamdscan: { host: null, port: null, socket: null, localFallback: true }, debugMode: true, quarantineInfected: false });
+            clamscan = await resetClam({ clamdscan: { host: null, port: null, socket: null, localFallback: true }, debugMode: false, quarantineInfected: false });
 
             eicarGen.writeFile();
             eicarGen.writeFileSpaced();